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Are you ready for an adrenaline explosion? Fast and powerful, the Volcano EPX is equipped with a 27T brushed 540 electric motor, with heat sink, and forward/reverse ESC. Ready to run out of the box, the Volcano EPX is eager to heat up the neighborhood. Complete with battery and charger, this mini Mount St. Helens will rearrange the landscape in seconds!

Shaft driven 4WD provides you with the necessary traction to maneuver the toughest obstacles and the forward/reverse ESC is beneficial in navigating tight spots.

Lightweight plastic chassis, eight aluminum capped oil filled coil over shocks, and independent suspension offer rock solid performance as the soft compound monster truck tires leave disaster in their wave. Fear not! A 2.4GHz radio system and waterproof electronics ensure control, for those who dare to unleash the power of the Volcano!

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- Quick- Sturdy frame and chassis. This thing has been beat up, flipped, jumped... Still going. Just had to perform emergency repairs after my 3 year old rammed it into a wall at full speed. Got it back together and still runs great.- Good 4-wheel traction. Can take it into a lot of interesting places.- Transmitter range is long. We've had it running about ~75' from us.

Cons -

- Cheap charger broke after a few uses. The clips came apart and I had to solder them back. Charger is a trickle charger, so it can take a very long time to charge. Finally replaced it with a Tenergy charger that can charge a 3800mAH battery in under 2 hours. Had to spend another $30 on that.- ESC failed very soon. The stock ESC seems to be a low end model. I don't know if it burned out, or if moisture got in the switch (not sealed). I picked up a new ESC and installed it with little issue, but there was an extra $20 spent.- Included 2000mAH battery is only good for 10-20 minutes of use, the 3800mAH battery is double that. I ended up buying two more.- Parts are hard to source locally. At least in my area. Though not had an issue with replacements online.

I'd buy one of these again. For the price compared to Traxxas, it's a solid bargain. Beware that snobby RC hobbyists will treat you like a second class citizen if you go looking for parts in stores though.

Fun toy. Got it for my sons 7th birthday and I play with it more. Be sure to get a bigger battery. The one it comes with is good for maybe 10 minutes of use and requires a long cycle to charge.

I am likely not the average purchaser of one of these RC vehicles. I am 62 years old. I have been working on mechanical things since I was a kid. Starting with my bicycles to cars to motorcycles, building my own computers for over two decades, built a number of complicated electronic components from kits, and even taught some basic auto repair classes. I use to build my own bicycle wheels and had a personal bicycle repair shop in my home when I was riding and racing a lot. I now work as a self-employed graphic artist and have created and edited a number of owners manuals and repair procedures in the coffee industry.

If you are looking for a quality RC vehicle that can be repaired and you want to operate it mainly in the dirt, this is likely an excellent choice; at least I found it to be so. So why did a 62 year old get this anyway? I have a German Shepherd puppy and he can already outrun me so I know I will be needing something to exercise him.

Now, I mentioned that I create owner's manuals and I did so for a reason. This doesn't have one. Sure it comes with the usual warnings and some basic help and simple troubleshooting list, but there was NOTHING about the remote control included. Nothing about how to disassemble parts. They tell you that the bearings need lubrication but do not show you where they are actually located except for an exploded parts diagram that you have to sort of figure out on your own. No step-by-step illustrations on even the simplest of tasks like removing a wheel to lube the axle bearings. What size tools? You guess! A 7mm socket, a 1.5 and 2mm hex bit, and a No.1 and 2 Phillips IIRC. Yes they sell a toolkit, but no, it does not come with any tools at all (other than the plug to bind the remote to the receiver in the car, just in case- mine was ready to go when I received it so I did not use it).

Here is an example: The truck ran great at first but on that first day my car began making a gear grinding noise. I diagnosed it as a too-close fit between the pinion and spur gear. They discuss this in the manual and show the motor and drive assembly removed from the vehicle. Unfortunately they do not tell you what tool to use and the one photo shows the motor/gear assembly removed from the truck. So? The illustration is not from this truck and you can make the adjustment to the fit between the gears without removing the assembly if you have the right tools. What tools? Viscious circle here, no?

They tell you to run the antenna up through the roof and they include a plastic tube to keep the antenna wire stiff but there is no hole in the roof and no info on where to punch it. I choose to just bend the tube a bit and leave it under the shell to avoid weakening the body (or poking the puppy).

I went to the Redcat Racing website and looked up the videos on the electric vehicles. A good number of the videos in the electric vehicles area concerning gas vehicles and even the videos on the remote did not show the remote that came with my truck although if you watch through them there is enough generic info that will apply and give some help.

It came with what appears to be shock spring spacers to adjust the spring preload- four thin and four thick spacers. Two problems with that: first, this truck has eight shocks so if you want to use the same size spaces on all of them, sorry.. I stated that I assumed that is what they are. I looked over the parts diagram twice and the upgrade parts and did not see these parts listed nor described anywhere. Thew manual does state that to adjust ride height you move the top spring collar up or down, but it doesn't tell you how to do that either.

Do we see a pattern here? If you are handy with tools and the sort of person that other people come to when something needs repairing, and you are organized enough and careful enough to deal with quite a number of little (dare I say, tiny) parts, you will likely do fine in the long run. I am the kind of person who lives for seeing "Assembly required" on the box. While this truck comes ready to go (once the battery is charged and you supply the 8 AA cells for the remote), repair will be something you should learn, if for no other reason than for maintenance purposes.

OK enough complaining... The good stuff is that this thing is quite tough, particularly compared to the cheap toy-store RC vehicles. The front and rear bumpers really work well (he says with beginner's embarrassment) and it is fast enough to make it not a kid's or beginner's "toy." I was running it in large circles with a wide-open throttle this morning in the dirt and had to stop for the dust cloud it raised. With a fully-charged battery it is good entertainment.

Be aware that the battery it comes with is an 1800mAh pack. The truck's electronics can handle up to a 3600 mAh battery so you will likely want a larger battery right off, so consider that in the price. The little wall-wart charger gets quite warm when at work so I do not know how long that will last.

So, Redcat? You listening? If you need to hire someone to write a real owners manual (and IMO, you certainly do) for repair and maintenance in particular, get in touch. It's what I do!

Purchased two for use by a 10 and 8 year old. Was considering traxas 2wd. Am glad we bought these. They have handled mud, snow, dirt, grass well. Broke one front bumper in a curb. Have since ran in a large rough parking area with rugs, a huge of milling asphalt and horizontal power poles. They stand up well there, and run plenty fast.

Great first hobby grade cars. Would buy again, and glad i got these instead of 2wd competitors at this price point.

This RC is awesome only wish the parts would hold up better since one piece broke. I can still drive it so not big deal. The 2000mAh battery is junk since you can only get about 5-8 min and the charger takes too long, over 8 hours to charge. Recommend getting the Redcat HX-5000mh-b v4.0 5000Ni-MH battery (get about 25-30 min depending on how you drive it) with Tenergy TB6-B charger with power supply combo (also get the female Tamiya to banana adapter). Charge time is about 1:15 which makes it a whole lot more fun than waiting a whole 8 hours. Tenery chargers have several options on what you can charge so check out “how to” video online.

Truck is great for beginners that want to drive it on rough terrain. If you want more speed I recommend getting the Volcano EPX PRO which has the upgraded brushless motor and LIPO batteries.

I ordered two of these and one is an older version. The parts list and radio controller are different; however the trucks are still the same. Just beware for proper parts, you need the 2017 revised manual. Also, the newer radio only takes 4 AA batteries, not 8.

My eleven year old son received this redcat truck for Christmas and loves it. Redcat provides replacement parts for almost any part on the Amazon site. I researched which 1:10 scale remote control truck was the best quality for the best price. I also searched for replacement parts available because I expect that at some point we will need parts. Extra batteries and accessories are also available. This truck also has oil filled shocks which seems to be a must in quality RC trucks. Redcat is a reputable company and my son still plays with his truck everyday a month after Christmas which is impressive. The only downside is that the RC truck will not run but 10 minutes or so before it must be recharged.